Toyota Launches Auris Compact in Japan

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Toyota Motor Corporation announced today the Japanese launch of the Auris*¹, a strategic compact passenger vehicle for both Japan and Europe. In Japan, the Auris is available through “Netz” dealers nationwide, replacing the Allex and Corolla RunX. The new Toyota Auris will be revealed in Europe at the Bologna Motor Show on December 5 and will go on sale in the UK from February 2007 and across Europe in spring 2007.

Auris will join Yaris and Avensis as a new core model designed and built in Europe … more

Originally considered only for Canada, it may now be offered in the US as well, although Toyota Motor Sales has not yet confirmed either market.

Note the Japanese-market version has a Netz badge on the front, not a Toyota badge.

It looks like a slightly bigger version of the Yaris. If this is the design that they are pushing back the Corolla until 2008 for, I'm unimpressed. It's certainly not ground-breaking and compared to the new Civic, it looks too "cute" like the current Corolla.